†family Palorchestidae Tate 1948 (diprotodont marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Palorchestidae

Parent taxon: Vombatoidea according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Mukupirnidae, Vombatidae

Subtaxa: Ngapakaldia Palorchestes Pitikantia Propalorchestes

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (16 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (1)

• Pliocene of Australia (4)

• Miocene of Australia (5)

• Oligocene of Australia (4)

Total: 30 collections including 36 occurrences

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